Four Rounds still remain in today’s Swiss pairing competition, with an additional 3 Rounds of Swiss tomorrow! We are in Round 5, so let’s take a look at who’s at the Top 10 tables, and what they’re playing…

Table 1:

Jacob Pitts with Gravekeepers

Versus

Claudio Corona with Plant Synchro

Table 2:

Christopher D. De los Santos with Six Samurai

Versus

Jesus Suarez Fogelbach with Gravekeepers

Table 3:

Camden Keener with Machina Gadgets

Versus

Glenn Robinson with X-Sabers

Table 4:

Jonathan Fitch with Plant Synchro

Versus

Duy Nguyen with Six Samurais

Table 5:

Carlos Geo Navarro with Gladiator Beasts

Versus

Fransico Gonzalez with Blackwings

Table 6:

Henry Vi with Six Samurai

Versus

Nathan Soowal with Blackwings

Table 7:

Chase Sly with Blackwings

Versus

Billy Brake with Six Samurai

Table 8:

Jesse D. Gallet with Blackwings

Versus

David Dunse with Six Samurai

Table 9:

David Monterroso with Formula Monarchs

Versus

Marquis Johnson with Six Samurai

Table 10:

Patrick Jefferson Hoban with Six Samurai

Versus

Guillermo Gonzalez with Formula Monarchs

Six Samurai have definitely delivered: they’re the most-represented Deck at the Top 10 tables, with seven of the twenty sampled Decks being Samurai builds. Trailing by a good margin is the Samurai Deck’s most feared matchup: Blackwings, with four entries. Here’s the full breakdown of what’s at the top seats:

Six Samurai: 7

Blackwings: 4

Formula Monarchs: 2

Gravekeepers: 2

Plant Synchro: 2

X-Sabers: 1

Machina Gadgets: 1

Gladiator Beasts: 1

Blackwings versus Six Samurai may go down as the defining matchup of this tournament, as the tried and trusted standby takes on the new hotness from Storm of Ragnarok. Stick with us, as we observe the shifting tides here in Dallas!